Senate Bill S6878

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to withholding certain information during discovery where the defendant is associated with a criminal street gang or the offense is connected to a criminal street gang or criminal enterprise activity

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S6878 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §245.70, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S7447
2023-2024: S7319

2025-S6878 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the court to withhold names, contact information, and statements of any victim or eyewitness from discovery where the defendant is associated with a criminal street gang or the offense is connected to a criminal street gang or criminal enterprise activity.

2025-S6878 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6878 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6878
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK,  OBERACKER, RHOADS -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to protective
   orders
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 245.70 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A. WHERE THE PEOPLE HAVE ESTABLISHED  REASONABLE  CAUSE  TO  BELIEVE
 THAT THE DEFENDANT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A CRIMINAL STREET GANG, AS DEFINED
 IN  SECTION 10-170 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR
 A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 460.10 OF THE PENAL LAW AND
 THAT THE OFFENSE IS CONNECTED TO CRIMINAL STREET GANG OR CRIMINAL ENTER-
 PRISE ACTIVITY, THERE SHALL BE A PRESUMPTION THAT GOOD CAUSE EXISTS  FOR
 THE  COURT  TO  AUTHORIZE  THE  WITHHOLDING  BY THE PEOPLE OF THE NAMES,
 ADEQUATE CONTACT INFORMATION, AND STATEMENTS OF ANY VICTIM OR EYEWITNESS
 TO THE CHARGED OFFENSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03404-01-5



              

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